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It Appears The Winter Classic Is In Wait And See Mode
by Paul on 10/09/12 at 11:59 AM ET
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from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
In what seems to be a dire sign for the Winter Classic, the NHL Operations Department does not have plans to visit Ann Arbor this month.
Officials from league headquarters went to Michigan Stadium in September to do logistics scouting, part of the massive preparation to hold the scheduled outdoor game between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 1. But with the NHL already having canceled two weeks of the regular season -- and with no progress made on tangible issues between the NHL and the NHL Players Association on a new collective bargaining agreement -- no follow-up trips are on the horizon, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press today.
Were the 2012-13 schedule under way as normal -- were the Winter Classic not at risk -- operations people would have had a great opportunity to see Ann Arbor at its busiest this month. This Saturday is homecoming, and Michigan State visits the Big House on Oct. 20.
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I’ll bet they cancel it. It will be Bettman’s “fuch you” to the metro Detroit area.
Posted by MsRedWinger from Flori-duh on 10/09/12 at 03:08 PM ET